Boat-oar.



S. A. BOYD & J. I). WELOH.

BOAT OAR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.15, 1913.

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' BOAT-OAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Maj 26, 1914.

' Application filed February 15, 1913. Serial No. 748,664. i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, SAMUEL A. Born and JOHN D. \VELGH, citizens of the United States,

residing near Holdenville, in the countyof' Hughes and State of Oklahoma, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improve-- ments in Boat-Oars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an improved oar gearing inf-which the operator operates the handles of the oar in the same manner as an ordinary oar, but faces the direction in which the boat is being propelled. I

Another object of this invention is the production of an oar mechanism by which the oar is automatically lifted out of the water on the unused stroke. v v

A still'further. object. of this invention is the production of an .oar mechanism by which the oars are automatically lifted out of the water and folded neatly within the boat. y I

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel combina tions, A constructions and arrangement of parts as will'be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring tothe accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a boat with our improved device mounted thereon. Fig.

2 is an enlarged top plan view of the rear of a boat with out device mounted thereon, and showing the oar in a folded position within the boat. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofour improved device in its folded position mounted on a boat. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of thejournal member used in connection with this device. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section taken through this journal member. Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 66 top plan view of the meshing gears used inconnection with this device. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the latching member used in connection with this device. Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 9-9* of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, 10 designates the ordinary row boat with bracket members 11 mounted thereon which consist of a body portion 12, and downwardly directed flanges 13 which are adapted to straddle the side of the boat.

These bracket members 11 are provided with justment of the to a point.

secured to this in this squared socket by. a bolt 2 v the handle up bracket members. I Mounted in these brackets 11 is a journal member 16 which is provided with an enlarged support-' 17 and has one end 18 tapering This member has a longitudinally extending bore 19 positioned in the end opposite the portion 18 into which a bolt member 20 is loosely mounted and is provided with a squared head 21 through which the aperture 22 passes. Secured to ing portion the member 16 at the inner end of the longitudinally extendin bore 19 is a coiled spring 23 which is wound about a portion of the bolt 20 and is placed within the bore 19 and bolt20. A cover cap 24 is held in position by the screw 24 and is mounted upon the rear end of this journal member 16, and is adapted to cover the opening ofthe bore in that end. This cover cap is, of course, provided with an opening 25 which is adapted to receive a portion of the bolt member 20. I

Adapted to be mountedin the squared socket 26 of the rear brackets '11,is the head 21 of the bolt member 20 and is held securely 7 7 which passes through the registering openings 28 of the rear brackets 11 and the opening 22 of the squared portion of the bolt 20. The other end of the journal member, is of course, mounted in the'tapering opening 29 of the front bracket 11. An car 30, and an operating handle 31 are provided with gears 32 and 33 at their inner ends and are held upon the enlarged supporting portion 17 of the jour nal member 16 by the pins 34 which pass through the openings35 in the gear members and the openlngs 35 in the enlarged portion 17. A latching member 36 is adapted to be mounted upon the upper face of the gear members and is provided with an aperture 37 to receive one of .the pins*34= andthe notch 38 to receive the other pin thereby bracing the pins which hold the gears always in meshing relation.

The operation of this device is, as soon as the user lets go of the handle 31, the spring 23, will rotate the journal member 16 thereby carrying the handle and oar with it into the boat, the oar, of course, will fall downwardly, being heavier than the handle, and by means of the meshing gears will raise near to it, therefore keeping the device in a neat and out of the wayposition when it isnot'in use.

This spring This is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. device will also help in operation. As soon as the stroke is 'complete some pressure will be taken off of the handles by the user and the oar can be returned to the position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 out of the Water, with very little exertion, inasmuch as no pressure will have to be used to keep the oar out of the water.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material principles thereof. It, is, therefore, not wished to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is wished to include all come Within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is V v 1. A boat oar comprising a bracket, a journal member rotatably .mounted upon said bracket, said journal member provided with a laterally-extending oar-supporting flange a paddle pivotally mounted upon said ti mounted upon said journal, said paddle and handle provided with intermeshing gears, a locking plate for-holding said paddle and operating handle in their correct position, and a spring carried by said journal member for automatically throwing the oar into a boat as soon as pressure has beenrelieved from said operating handle.

2. In a rowing apparatus, the combination with intermeshing gears,

for automatically" rotating said such as properly 1 ange, an operating handle pivotally o an with a boat, a plurality of supporting brackets mounted upon sald boat, a journal member rotatably mounted between said supporting brackets, a paddle pivotally mounted upon said journal, an operating handle pivotally mounted u on said journal, said paddle and operating said journal provided with a removable cap, a pin fixedly secured to one of said brackets, and a coil spring connected to said pin and journal journal and throwing said paddle and operating handle into said boat as soon as pressure has been relieved therefrom. a

3. A journal for a boat oar comprising an elongated body, said bodyprovided with a centrally-located bore, a fixed pin positioned within said bore, a closure cap fitting over said pin and constituting a Weather-tight closure therefor, said journal provided with a pointed end and adapted to 'freely rotate upon a support, and means carried by said journal for facilitating the pivoting of an oar thereon.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aifix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL A. BOYD. JOHN D. WELOH.

Witnesses J. M. HARms, C. I). Wrrmssroon.

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